Essays

Karma yoga is the first yoga or spiritual practice in the process of Self-inquiry.

Because it can be interpreted in two ways, the term ananda (ānanda) can be confusing. Ananda is most commonly translated as “bliss,”...

Vedanta is sometimes criticized for being too intellectual. But it could be argued that without using your intellect you are like a...

Sometimes people get the wrong impression that in order to learn Vedanta well, you need to learn Sanskrit. In fact, you only need to...

Maya is one of the more confusing Sanskrit terms due to its diverse array of meanings and how its definition can change depending on the...

Brahman and Ishvara are sometimes referred to as "God 1 and "God 2" or nirguna Brahman (God without attributes) and saguna Brahman (God...

Two birds, bound together in a close friendship, perch on the same tree. One of them eats the sweet fruit with great pleasure, while the...

The word 'atma' means the same as Brahman but is used in a different context. If atma is the space in a pot, then Brahman is the space...

Not to be confused with Brahma, the Hindu god of creation/manifestation, Brahman literally means "great" or "the Big." The implication is...

There’s that old adage that says “ignorance is bliss.” What it implies is not knowing equals having no worries. As human beings we worry...

The first thing to know about consciousness is that no definition of it can ever be satisfactory. We may attempt to define consciousness...

In general, a sadhana can be any spiritual practice that helps one arrive at a goal. A sadhana can be a yoga, like raja yoga or karma...